In the weeks before the Newton Field confrontation of 8 June 1607, bands of levellers systematically worked their way across the countryside of central Northamptonshire pulling down enclosure hedges. Estimates suggest up to 1,000 men were active across the county at the peak of the disturbances. The systematic nature of the levelling, covering dozens of villages, illustrated the organised character of the Midlands Rising compared to earlier sporadic enclosure riots.
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